Patriot PAC-2(click to view full) David Eshel reports that Israel is evaluating an electro-optical add-on system called "Sniper" that can scan for, find, and magnify targets out to the Patriot missile's full range. As David explains, many surface-air missiles cannot...
Testing, testing...(click to view full) Perhaps you've had this experience with your car. A warning light goes on intermittently, or another system doesn't seem to operate reliably. The car goes in to the mechanic, where it may or may not display any symptoms. Repeat...
Nuclear airbust L-3 Services, Inc. in San Leandro, CA received a $7.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the design, development, integration and production of a form, fit and function, environmentally sealed, state-of-the-art Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Pulser...
PAF F-16A drops Mk.82s(click to view full) On June 30/08, "US GAO Criticizes CSF Aid to Pakistan" discussed some of the tensions inherent in US aid to Pakistan, which has totaled several billion dollars since 2001. In addition to accounting and documentation issues,...
USACE(click to visit) Over the past couple of weeks, billions of dollars of potential sales to Iraq have been announced: M1117 armored cars, LAV family wheeled armored personnel carriers, M1 Abrams tanks, armed reconnaissance helicopters, and more. All of which, to...
Bagram Air Base Inglett and Stubbs International in Smyrna, GA received a $35 million firm fixed price, contract to build a power plant for Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and is expected to be complete by Oct 31/09. There was one...
JHL: QTR Concept(click to view full) In 2005, the US military and NASA announced the kickoff of the Army-led Joint Heavy Lift program, with the award of 5 contracts for the Concept Design and Analysis (CDA) of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Joint Heavy Lift...
Convoy lead, Tikrit(click to view full) Textron Marine and Land Systems' M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) provide better mine and ballistics protection than the Hummer, coupled with an armored turret that offers both mounts for advanced sensors, and...
Emsworth, aerial(click to view full) Emsworth Locks and Dams is one of 6 major river facilities on the Ohio River, standing at the head of the Ohio River navigation system. It forms a 24-mile pool on the three rivers around the city of Pittsburgh - but at present, the...